C++ Extension Fails To Install

[cliffburdick]

Hi, I tried to install the C++ extension, but it seems to fail with the following error:

Updating C/C++ dependencies...

Downloading package 'C/C++ language components (Linux / x86_64)'  Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 8 seconds... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 16 seconds... Failed. Retrying... Done!
Downloading package 'ClangFormat (Linux / x86_64)'  Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 8 seconds... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 16 seconds... Failed. Retrying... Done!
Downloading package 'Mono Framework Assemblies'  Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 8 seconds... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 16 seconds... Failed. Retrying... Done!
Downloading package 'Mono Runtime (Linux / x86_64)'  Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 8 seconds... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 16 seconds... Failed. Retrying... Done!

Installing package 'C/C++ language components (Linux / x86_64)'
Failed at stage: installPackages
Error: end of central directory record signature not found

If you work in an offline environment or repeatedly see this error, try downloading a version of the extension with all the dependencies pre-included from https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools/releases, then use the "Install from VSIX" command in VS Code to install it.

Edit:
This is a windows 10 client with an Ubuntu 18.04 server using the remote-ssh plugin.

[mjbvz]

Can you please share information about your local machine and the remote you are trying to connect to

[cliffburdick]

Hi @mjbvz, this is a Windows 10 machine running code connecting to an Ubuntu 18.04 machine. All the other plugins I've tried work well. Let me know if you need more info.

[hacqr]

The same error!
Local OS: Windows 10
Remote OS: Centos 7.5

[egamma]

@cliffburdick which remote are you using remote-wsl, remote-containers, remote-ssh?

[cliffburdick]

@egamma this is remote-ssh.

[egamma]

Installing package 'C/C++ language components (Linux / x86_64)'
Failed at stage: installPackages
Error: end of central directory record signature not found

This hints that the extension download was corrupt, @sandy081 any idea what is going on here?

[sandy081]

@egamma This happens when the downloaded zip is not complete.

Its not extension installation issue. This is happening when C++ extension is downloading its run time dependencies. Its better to move to C++ extension repo and see if they know about such issues already.

[egamma]

Thanks @sandy081, moving to the c++ repo

[egamma]

Actually this looks like a dupe of microsoft/vscode-cpptools#2246